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It was around 2AM when Kanade woke up after falling asleep at her desk again. It had been a big day, being dragged out the house by Mizuki and Ena on an "emergency shopping trip".
After getting home that evening and eating a half dinner, she got to composing. Pitifully, after only a few hours, she had fallen dead asleep on her desk.
Leading her to now. The cabinet doors and most specifically the fridge door was being opened and closed. It must’ve been Mafuyu, she’s been thankfully working up more cravings lately.
But why would she be rummaging through the kitchen at this hour? Did she not eat dinner that night? Even so, she had only just started getting taste back and the kitchen had food from Mochizuki-
Ah..! She’s out on tour with her band. As much as that was good for her, now despite just being at the shops earlier, she had forgotten and therefore left empty handed…
Of course Mafuyu was hungry, there wasn’t even any apples, something they always had. Kanade just had to force herself up.
This task was harder than it seemed, her back ached and her ears were already blaring at her. At least it wasn’t new for her, so she used her desk to prop back up.
After stretching, she quickly heads to the kitchen…as quickly as she can go at least.
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Mafuyu awoke at 2AM, starving. It hadn’t been a super eventful day, perhaps a rather lonely one.
Since Mafuyu had homework and studies to catch up on, she declined the offer to go to the shops with the other girls. As much as it pained her to do so.
This resulted in her home alone most the day, working on work as promised, as well as cleaning the house, since Mochizuki had been away.
By the time Kanade was home, Mafuyu had noticed the absence of any shopping with her. In her current situation, she now knows it would’ve been better to say something about it then.
She only stayed up a little while longer before going to bed as Mizuki and Ena would both be busy that night. She felt bad going to bed without checking on Kanade first, but tiredness unfortunately won.
And then now, 2AM, she’s starving. Craving something sweet, she thinks. It’s unusual for her.
Slowly but surely getting her taste back had been a…process. Most foods were too strong for her, not used to it after so long.
Either way, she opened the fridge to a dreadful sight..
Nothing.
The fridge was completely empty, not even the seemingly endless apple bag contained said fruit.
After rustling around some of the other cabinets, she still found only emptiness. Only after hearing the infamous door creak did she realise…
"Kanade?…"
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"Mafuyu..hello.." Kanade yawned flatly.
"Did I wake you up? Sorry. I was looking for a snack but the cabinets and fridge are empty." Mafuyu was just trying to usher the girl back to bed.
After further inspection, Mafuyu noticed the keyboard imprint on her arm, saying all she needs to know.
"Go to sleep, Kanade. I’ll go to the store tomorrow." She hoped that said composer was tired enough to be less stubborn tonight.
Kanade replied quickly.
"I’ll just go grab something quickly..I don’t want you to be hungry, and I’m the one who forgot the shopping anyways.." She was not less stubborn, seemingly determined to get Mafuyu a snack.
Mafuyu didn’t have the energy to convince the other girl with her words, simply kissing her forehead and picking her up.
Kanade didn’t struggle, only letting out a sad pitiful noise. Mafuyu would call it a kitten whine.
After placing Kanade in her bed, she lay down by her, inevitably falling asleep spooning the wet sopping kitten in her arms.
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Kanade couldn’t sleep. She was comfortable, yes, but the thought or having her girlfriend (who was now asleep anyways) being left hungry all night left a hole in her heart.
She decided then and there that she would go to the store anyways, as long as she could do step one. Getting out of Mafuyus arms.
It’s not that Mafuyu was a light sleeper, she was in fact quite the opposite. It was her hold that was the problem.
She did this every time they cuddled, which was often. Completely loop her arms around Kanade, and pull the poor composer into her. Hard.
Kanade never knew what to do about it, but she figured slowly moving back should do the trick. Mafuyu only stirred a little before sleeping peacefully again.
Ok, now, she’s going to buy apple pie…! Mochizuki should be back soon, and she knows Mafuyu likes the tame but heartfelt flavours of the shop nearby.
Well, too bad, considering the only place open was the fast food place and ‘24/7 Convenient!’ Not too far away.
She was going to try and practice her poor scooter skills, before deciding against it due to the time. After opting for the car, she drove out towards the convince store.
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Mafuyu awoke again about 1 hour later, still hungry, but more importantly, alone. Kanade was likely using the bathroom.
After ten minutes pass, Mafuyu got up. Kanade hadn’t come back, and Mafuyu was starting to worry. Had Kanade collapsed somewhere? Likely not. It wouldn’t make sense right now.
She checked all the rooms, Sekai, then some of the places she had found Kanade asleep before…said girl occasionally sleepwalking.
Even afterwards, she was gone. Only then did Mafuyu notice..her car was missing. Kanade had driven to the store after Mafuyu fell asleep, purely to but her a snack.
Mafuyu wasn’t sure what to do after working this out, she sent her a message telling her to come home. She’d have to talk to Kanade about things like this.
It’s not that Kanade wasn’t any independent or slowly gaining strength back, but her being out at this time of night was not ideal for Mafuyu.
She wishes Kanade would just listen. She wishes Kanade would put herself first sometimes, no matter how many times Mafuyu explained…Kanade never understood.
Never understood fully how Mafuyu loved Kanade for Kanade. Not just for her music, not out of pity, and definitely not to just use her.
She settled on the couch, bathing in her own thoughts until Kanade was home.
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Kanade was pulling up to the second closest convenience store in the area, the first one being out of stock.
Her phone pinged, she assumed it was just a random notification, but looking down to see Mafuyus name definitely woke her a little..
Yuki:
"Kanade, where did you go? Please come home soon, we will talk about this later."
Talk about it later, huh? Kanade suddenly wanted to beeline to the nearest bridge. "Talks" like this with Mafuyu could be slightly intimidating at times..
Either way, she went in after sending a quick message back. Hopefully that’ll settle her worries.
The store had a much larger selection of desserts, still with a few noticeable gaps in the products. She went straight for the apple pie, at least the ones here weren’t too bad.
Kanade knew she probably didn’t have the energy to drive home, so grabbed an energy drink while she could. A 6 pack for her desk couldn’t hurt either.
After chugging the energy drink, she seated herself back in the car, safely placing the pie on the passenger seat (along with the rest of the drinks).
Driving home, Kanade drove carefully. She was a little while away, but it was worth it for Mafuyu.
She’d definitely be tired tomorrow, and Mafuyu would force her to rest. Kanade didn’t need it, she stayed up every night anyways. She knew there was no difference between whether she stayed up late going out, or staying in. Mafuyu would likely force her to rest either way, though.
She let out a sigh as she pulled into the driveway, preparing herself..
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Mafuyu was awoken by the noise of the front door opening, she must’ve fell into a light slumber waiting for her girlfriend. Said girlfriend had done exactly what she thought, a dessert box was in her hands.
"Kanade." Mafuyu didn’t want to talk to the girl about this yet, she was too tired and Kanade would forget. Mafuyu will just send her to bed, eat, and then sleep herself.
"Ah, Mafuyu, I’m sorry.." immediately apologising as always, Mafuyu hated that, even if it made sense right now.
"I brought you an apple pie…" By now, Kanade had reached Mafuyu, so Kanade was pulled into her lap with a small gasp from the composer.
"Thank you, Kanade, but you really don’t need to go out at this time of night for me. I told you I’d be able to go to the shops tomorrow."
"Urk…sorry..I just didn’t want you to be hungry, so I…" Kanade seemed guilty, but still somewhat happy with herself. Mafuyu should’ve expected her to do something like this.
"It’s ok, I should’ve expected this. You already saved me, you do all the time. I really appreciate it, though." It was the truth. Kanade had saved Mafuyu, yet she always went the extra mile to make Mafuyu happy. She did so just by being there.
"I’m just gonna put this in the fridge, please eat your food.." Kanade stood. Only then did Mafuyu notice the 6 pack of energy drinks in Kanades hand.
While eating, Mafuyu thought about it more. She didn’t like energy drinks, especially after studying the effects they could have on your health. Not that Mafuyu didn’t drink them herself sometimes, but Kanade had them so often. Even now, she was still working on it.
All Mafuyu could do was glare at Kanade while she put them away and talk to her tomorrow.
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As much as Kanade wasn’t looking forward to tomorrow, she was glad that Mafuyu was eating the food. She didn’t miss the glare Mafuyu gave her while she put the drinks away.
While Kanades eating habits had gotten better, she was still addicted to these drinks. They tasted nice, and helped her get through work. She had gotten better, but one rarely two a day wasn’t very good. She would even throw up some days. Probably for more reasons than one.
Anyways, she’d try and make this pack last a week and a half. Setting goals like this might help… that’s what Ena said, at least.
Looking back to the couch after getting lost in her head, she turns back to Mafuyu. She appears to just have finished, so Kanade starts walking back to her room-
"You’re going to bed, right?" Ah..Mafuyu noticed.
"Y-Yea..I’ll go to sleep right now.." Maybe she could compose for half an hour then sleep.
"Good. I’m coming with you." Kanade should’ve seen this coming..she would ask Mafuyu if she could compose, but with how tired she was, neither would want to argue.
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After she finished eating, Mafuyu was satisfied. She was rather fond of apple pie recently, and was at least grateful Kanade had remembered. Even if she definitely shouldn’t have been out that late.
Despite Kanade saying that she was going to bed, her stutter and hesitation immediately exposed her lie. Mafuyu dealt with this all the time, she just had to sleep with Kanade. That was something she would gladly do any day anyways.
After following Kanade into her now cleaner room, she lay in bed, back against the wall as usual..
"Ah, I’m just going to grab something, Mafuyu." Mafuyu had heard this trick before, Kanade only said "something" when she had nothing to do..(doesn’t everyone?)
"Mm..no..I know you’re lying.." She was gonna hope Mafuyu fell asleep while she left, so she could compose. Mafuyu would not let that slide.
"Fine.." And with that Kanade was in her arms. How could someone be so stubborn yet so compliant at the same time? Mafuyu was just glad she didn’t have to keep pushing.
Now, she could cuddle Kanade. Kanade was so warm, despite always saying she felt cold. Kanade was so important to Mafuyu, and she was happy her beautiful composer was starting to get a little better.
Mafuyu was getting better too, and she was finally able to become her own person, with her own voice. She sometimes doubted herself, but she was happy.
Kanade went slack in her arms, breathing evening out a little. Mafuyu was glad she was getting sleep, even just a few hours.
She was full, happy, comfortable, and holding the most amazing girl in her arms.
With that, Mafuyu let herself sleep, holding Kanade a little tighter.